Cook County, Illinois / Sheriff's Administrative and HR

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Sheriff's Administrative and HR

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Sheriff's Administrative and HR provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2018, this agency had 226 employees with median total compensation of $15,707; the highest distinct record was $31,218.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $3.2M
Employees: 226
Median total: $15,707
Highest record: $31,218

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$40$30,228+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 226 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,707) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $14,150 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$4,397

$5,707

$15,707

$21,003

$24,263

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $24,263 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,397. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative Assistant III

35 · $16,125

26 · $20,244

15 · $16,554

13 · $27,875

6 · $16,888

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$6.3M —	349 —	$18,002 —
2017	$6.5M ▲ 3.1%	350 ▲ 0.3%	$18,780 ▲ 4.3%
2018	$3.2M ▼ 50.5%	226 ▼ 35.4%	$15,707 ▼ 16.4%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Sheriff Administrative & HR Cook County, Illinois53% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia45% match
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas45% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville45% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine44% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania44% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Adrian Paluck

Vehicle Svs Mechanical Supervisor Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$25,169

Base pay: $25,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,169
Hire date: 1993-12-13
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 74a4027c-dd91-45c0-a951-57149def0297
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1307
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502719

Adrian Paluck works as a Vehicle Svs Mechanical Supervisor Sheriff for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Adrian earned $25,169 in 2018.

Niki Solomon

Business Manager V/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$25,123

Base pay: $25,123
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,123
Hire date: 1993-01-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a5c33c3a-d63c-4008-8d9c-455de090855e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6096
Office: 1214
Position Id: 2690

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Niki Solomon serves as a Business Manager V. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,123.

Kathryn Dunne

Senior Project Manager II Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,565

Base pay: $24,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,565
Hire date: 2004-11-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9630a42a-c5d2-46f3-abd2-968ce7b966a6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6082
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507746

Kathryn Dunne holds the role of Senior Project Manager II Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,565.

Melody Morley

Deputy Director/Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 1992-09-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0fcfdbd6-cf93-43ea-88c3-424a930f1dfb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5206
Office: 1214
Position Id: 5663

Melody Morley is a Deputy Director/Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $24,263.

Andrew Achterhof

Director - Sheriff/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,263

Base pay: $24,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,263
Hire date: 2013-09-09
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ac654f20-6bb3-4d96-8173-b2be9ac6f585
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 708
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9502653

Andrew Achterhof holds the role of Director - Sheriff at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,263.

Robert Krauskopf

Correctional Sergeant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,039

Base pay: $24,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,039
Hire date: 1988-07-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f994a93c-3d3b-42e7-8d35-925d3ba05cde
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1361
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507688

Robert Krauskopf works as a Correctional Sergeant for Sheriff's Administrative and HR. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). Robert earned $24,039 in 2018.

Cathleen Lange

Correctional Sergeant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,039

Base pay: $24,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,039
Hire date: 1989-01-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47787253-4bdd-4c99-a578-2f96516e1b01
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1361
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9506457

At Sheriff's Administrative and HR, Cathleen Lange serves as a Correctional Sergeant. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $24,039.

Antonio Imhof

Correctional Lieutenant/Sheriff's Administrative and HR

2018 total comp

$24,006

Base pay: $24,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,006
Hire date: 2002-11-18
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f2de71c4-3e75-4055-9814-82042b2e8982
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1355
Office: 1214
Position Id: 9507958

Antonio Imhof is a Correctional Lieutenant at Sheriff's Administrative and HR. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $24,006.